Heat exchanging apparatus



'May 4, 1937. G. HERBsTER HEAT EXCHANGING APPRATUS Filed Nov. 19, 1955 l1-furl 154. Afr-'rufen Patented May 4, 11937 UNITED STATES HEAT XCHANGING APPARATUS George Herbster, Cleveland, Ohio, assignor to The Cleveland Cooperative Stove Company, Cleveland, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application November 19,

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a heat exchanging apparatus and particularly to an improvement in a heat exchanger such as described and claimed in my United States Letters Patent Noly 2,023,136, issued December 3, 1935. In heat exchangers of this general character, the heating media are usually introduced from one end of the exchanger and flow entirely therethrough and discharge at the opposite end. As a result, that portion of the exchanger adjacent to the point of introduction of the heating media is subjected to greater temperatures than the portion more remote therefrom. Consequently several problems are involved. First, the portion of the exchanger which is subjected to the highest temperature must be made to withstand the temperature to which subjected. If the remainder of the exchanger is made of a quality 4and of characteristics for withstanding the same high temperatures, the cost of materials and labor involved in commercial'production of the exchanger is unduly increased with no accompanying increase` in advantages obtained,N but, on the contrary, with a decrease in effectiveness of operation. If the same material is used throughout, there is an added disady vantage in that too much of the heat maybe absorbed by the material nearest the point of vintroduction of the media and first subjected thereto. This heat, in turn, may be radiated too rapidly into the air sweeping this portion of the exchanger. Consequently, the air discharged past the exchanger and heated thereby is not uniformly heated, but issues as strata or currents of intensely heated air near the highly heated portions, and strata of` gradually 4diminishing temperature at portions progressively distant from the highlyheated portion, due to the fact that so much of the heat ofthe media has been removed in the first instance that the remainder of the exchanger receives inadequate heat.

Secondly, the heat radiating, absorptive, and conduction characteristics of materials differ widely for different materials. If a material having lower heat absorptive and radiating characteristics is used adjacent the point of introduction of the heating media so as to eliminate concentration of heat in the passing air, and a material having higher absorptive and radiating characteristics is used at other por tions of the exchanger, differentials in temperature 'of the materials occur. i In attempting to balance the absorptive and radiating capacities of different materials with the temperatures of the heating media to which and exhaust ue which can be readily installed 1935, Serial No. 50,576

each is subjected so as to obtain uniform heating of the air, differentials in expansion'become critical and the held of materials available is Vreduced further.

It is one of the principal objects of the present invention to provide a heat exchanger capable of heating uniformly a stream of air or other fluid which is passed therethrough.

A more specic object is to provide a heat exchanger having a plurality of uniformly dis- `tributed passages for the passage f air or uid to be heated, theportions of the head being so arranged and related that the air discharged from all of the passages is substantially uniformV in temperature.

Another specic object is to provide a more efficient heat conducting and radiating material in those parts of the exchanger remote from the point of introduction of heating media than at those portions adjacent the point of introduction and, at the same time, to provide a material adjacent the point of introduction of the heating media which is capable of withstanding the higher temperatures without deterioration.

A correlative object is to compensate for expansion between the different materials of which the different portions of the exchanger are composed. v

Still another object is to provide an improved adapter for connection between the exchanger for connecting the exchanger to a vertical or horizontal flue. y

Another object is to provide ready access linto the exchanger for purposesof cleaning the interior portions through which the heating media pass.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following specification wherein reference is made to the drawings in which Fig. 1 is a rear elevation of a heat exchanger embodying the principles of the present invention, part thereof being vshown in section for'. clearness in illustration; and

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on a plane indicated by the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Asmore fully set forth in my United States Letters Patent No. 2,023,136, issued December 3, 1935, the present heat exchanger is one in which the heating media are introduced into the interior, the exchanger being provided with` a plurality of transversely extending tubes for the passage of air or other uid to be heated, the tubes being uncommunicated with the interior. of the exchanger so as to exclud/e the introduction of any heating media thereinto. Air or other fluid is forced through the tubes by a suitable fan for carrying away theheat radiated by the tubes.

The exchanger shown by .way of illustration and designated generally as I, is comprised of a plurality of sections, two of which are shown for purposes of illustration, these two being a lower section 2 and an upper superimposed section 2. The lower section 2 comprises a generally box-like structure having an upright front wall 2a, and upright rear wall 2b, and end walls 2c. 'I'he section is open at the bottom so as to provide a combustion chamber 4, into which heating media are introduced.

In the form illustrated, the heating media are supplied by a plurality of gas burners G, the secondary air being admitted betweenthe burners G and the rudimentary bottom wall 5 of the section 2.

'The bottom section 2 has a. plurality 4of Venturi tubes or passages 6 which extend from the rear wall 2b to the front wallr 2a, each tube 6 being open at its ends and terminating in the planes of the walls 2a and 2b respectively. A plurality of rows of such' tubes are provided, each row being staggered with respect to the row therebeneath so that the heating media is constrained by each row to pass completely around each tube of the row therebeneath and into intimate contact therewith, as more fully described in the United States Letters Patent above identified. 'I'he tubes 6V are sealed with respect to the walls 2a and 2b so that none of the heating media can enter the tubes but must pass only around the tube surfaces exposed within the exchanger.

The tubes 6 of the bottom row. which, in the exchanger illustrated, are first exposed to the heating media, are provided with heat transfer fins which extend along the tubes and along the walls 2a and 2b so as to conduct heat from the walls into the tubes wherein it can be more readily removed, thus Vpreventing excessive radiationfrorn the walls. The lower section 2, including the tubes, the walls, and the fins 1, is preferably cast as an integral piece, grey iron preferably being used. The walls thereof and 2a` to permit access to the burners G for service,.

cleaning and lighting.

For purposes of illustration, the head section 2 includes two rows of tubes 6 and is open at the top. Adjacent the upper margin thereof the section 2 has a peripheral flange 9 forming an upwardly facing horizontal shoulder.

T'he upper section 3 of the heat exchanger comprises front and rear walls 3a and 3b respectively, and end walls Ic. The upper section is provided with a larger number of rows of Venturi tubes I0 which extend from front to rear thereof and are likewise sealed with respect to the interior of the section 3 so as to prevent entrance of products of combustion thereinto. As better illustrated in Fig. 2, each of the tubes III is spun from sheet metal and flanged over at the ends as indicated at Illa to engage the edge margins dening the openings for the tubes through the front wall. The rows of tubes I Il are likewise staggered with respect to each other for the purposes heretofore set forth with respect to the tubes 6.

The section 3 is open at the top and at the bottom, the lower margins of the walls thereof being in telescoping sealed relation with respect to the upper margins of the walls of the section 2, the upper section being supported in proper vertical position by resting upon the flange 9 of the lower section. vThe section 3 and tubes I0 are made of a relatively light gauge sheet metal,

preferably sheet aluminum, instead of cast iron or other cast material so that the heat may be absorbed and 'conducted more readily by the tubes and walls and more rapidly radiated into the passing air. By the use of these materials for the sections, compensation Yfor the fact that the heating media, passing through the upper portion,.has previously been relieved of part of its heat by the lower 'section is effected. The upper end of the section 3 is closed by a suitable cast .iron header I2 having a peripheral shoulder I3 telescopingly fitting the upper margins of the walls of the section 3. The header I2 is provided with a passage I4 for discharging the products of combustion from the interior of the exchanger. Necessarily, the products ofA combustion impinging on the header I2 have been relieved of the greater portion of their heat. However, general radiation from the rest of the structure being upward, the header I2 is subjected to a comparatively high temperature and is therefore made of the heavier cast material for withstanding the same. Mounted'on top of the header I2 is a supplemental flue header I5 which is in telescopingly tting relation with the header I2 andl sealed with respect thereto, the supplemental header I5 being removable for permitting access into the interior of the heat exchanging head for cleaning and servicing if necessary.

Leading from the supplemental header I5 is a discharge flue I6 which preferably extends horizontally rearwardly therefrom. At its discharge end the flue I6 is provided with vertical side wall portions Ila and a front vertical end wall portion Ib, these Wall portions extending at right angles to each other. Adjacent these walls, there is no top or rear wall. The walls Ita and ISb depend from the end of the flue I6 and define an opening in communication with the interior of the room, this opening extending below the discharge passage of the main portion of the flue so as to relieve down drafts and prevent extinguishment of the burner flames due to outside wind conditions.

Mounted on the wall portions IIia is an adapter element I'I having a collar portion I'Ia adapted to snugly fit within a suitable discharge fluel I 8. 'Ihe adapting element I1 is provided with an open portion in spaced relation to the collar portion I'Ia which is surrounded by a peripheral flange I'Ib, part of which flange extends horizontally, and the other part of which extends vertically so that the adapter can be mounted on the horizontal and vertical edges of the walls IGa of the flue with the collar Ila facing upwardly or horizontally and rearwardly, as desired. In this manner, the exchanger and flue may be readily connected with either a horizontal or a vertical flue. Y

As more fully set forth in my United States Letters Patent No. 2,023,136, air is supplied through theheater by a propeller fan F driven by a suitable motor M, the fan being substantially coextensive with the rear wall `2b of the heatergwingbeing merely another manifestation of heat The discharge `from such afan is predicated-uponV discharge velocity head rather than' pressure head and consequently, any obstruction to or any abrupt change in the direction of the ow of air would greatly decrease the efilciency and volume of ow. Since, however, the tubes are of the Venturi type, the openings through the rear Wall are substantially coextensive in'area `with the rear Wall 2b and impingement of air against the wall is reduced to a minimum. At

the same time,.due to the Venturi shape, `the tubes are contracted sufficiently along the',mid portion of the heater frox'n front to rear so that large surface area and adequate passages for the heating media between and around the tubes are provided. Should straight tubes be used, it

i the upper limit of lthe flanges 20. Sluitable nuts 22 are secured on the threaded ends of the tie is apparent thatif the passages through the Wall 2b were as large as those herein provided, there would be too great an obstruction of the passages for heating media and products` of combustion around the tubes through the interior of the exchanger. Should smaller straig'ht tubes be used,

to obtain adequate passage for the heating media, the flow of air would be too greatly obstructed.

Again, due vto the Venturi shape of the tubes,

substantially no velocity head is lost by virtue of contraction of the air passages therethrough.

flanges which overhang the se tions 2 and ilY f and are in alignment with the e d portions of the peripheral ,ilange 9 of the section 2. `Aligned passages 'or bores are provided through the corresponding portions of the flange 9 and the flanges 20, these bores extending 'vertically and receiving tie rods 2|. The tie rods 2|I are provided with heads 2Ia engaging the ange 9 at the face opposite to the sectionl 3 and` are threaded at the portions 2lb which-protrude beyond rods for drawing the sections 2 and 3 flrmly into telescoped relation for mounting the one on the other. Springs 23.are interposed between the upper faces ofthe ilanges 2l) respectively and the nuts 22 so that the sections are yieldably but positively held together in superimposed relation with respect to each other. Upon expansion of one relative to the other, however, the expansion is compensated by additional compression of the springs 23, the springs being suffi-` ciently long axially of thetie rods so that'at maximum expansion they, are Anot fully -compressed. As a result, warpingy or rbreaking of either section of the exchanger, misalign-mentof the tubes, change in contour ofthe vWalla-ami leakage betweenfthe joints of the sectior'is and of the header l2 are prevented. v

While the' invention has been described specifically as a' heat exchanger in which heating media are passed through the interior and media,"

passage of cooling media through the body and the media to be cooled through the tubes, cool- `eitchange. Again the heating or cooling media maybe passed through the tubes to.` effect heat exchange with a media in the body, especially in those instanceswherein a liquidin .the body is to be chilledby air. In any'event, the ,media introduced in the body preferably enters through the section composed ofthe material 'having the lower absorptive conduction and radiation characteristics.

The terms heating media and heat", where used in the' claims, is meant to include cooling media as' a reasonable equivalent or mere reversal of the exchanging operation. Y

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

l. A heat exchanger comprising a hollow body composed of communicating hollow body sections providing a continuous passage therethrough, each of said sections being of a different material ha'ving different heat conduction and'-heat l radiation` qualitiea, said sections being mounted in abutting relztlo'n` with respect to each other and sealed at the juncture, a header on one sec vheader and urging the header toward the remote section whereby the sections are held together and diil'erences in xpansion and contraction of the sectionsV may be compensated and. relievedyand means for admitting heating media into the body. i

2. A heat `exchanger comprising a hollow body composed of a pair of communicatingsections in superimposed relation with respect to each other and providing a continuous passage therethrough for ud, each of said sections being of a dinerent material having different qualities .of heat conduction and radiation, a 'header on the top section, a rod connected to the lower sectiori and extending upwardly beyond the he er, an abutment on the extending portion of 'the rod and spaced from the header, a compression spring interposed' between the abutment and header yieldably'urging said header against the top section arid toward the bottom section whereby 'the differences in expansion and'contractidn of the sections may be compensated and relieved and the sections held together, and

means toadmitfluid into the body.

3. Aheat exchanger `comprising a pluralityof l ycommunicating hollow body sections in end 'to end relation with respect 'to each other and proof a forcedstream of air to be heated,v the tubes being uncommunicated with the interior of the body, said sections being composed of different eov materials respectivelmsa'id materials having dif-4,A

ferent characteristics of heat conductivity and heat radiation, 4the 'sections having progressively greater heat. conductivity and greater. heat radiation characteristics successively in the ,direcheatei'l;#throughsi -said tubes whereby vthe air uniformlyheated.

to be heated are passed through the tubes,it"filtratinmfa--coutiri1xc3is-v passage therethrough' for may likewise be v'used for cooling one media by heating mediar passages-,extending LA heat exchanger comprising a hollow body" maar now urine nea-sing media. through said continuous passage, and means to force air to 70. l A streamicfrom said exchanger-may be'moranearly' Y y 4 aovaoev transversely of the path of flow of said media for the flow of air into heat exchanging relation with said body. means for blowing air through said last mentioned passages, said body being 5 composed of diierent materials having.difi'er ent characteristics of heat conductivity and heat radiation, the conductivity and heat radiation characteristics of said body portions progressively increasing in the direction of fiow of the heating media through the body, whereby the stream oi air blown 'into heating relation with said body is more uniformly heated.

GEORGE HERBSTER. 

